Logistics r2durban_final

Grassroots Global Justice Alliance DelegationLogistics for Durban FINALWhat to bring:Passport—be sure you have 2 empty visa pages
Comfortable walking shoes preferably enclosed shoes
Organizational t-shirt for you and for gifts (for contacts you make with another organizations)Sufficient supply of medication you take
Materials – buttons, flyers, propaganda Organizational banner
At least one nice outfit for going out, and slightly more formal clothes for people who are accreditedWhat NOT to bring: GGJ is not responsible for lost/stolen itemsAnything of great value or anything you risk losingNo expensive jewelry or of sentimental value
We will be using the buddy system and communication trees
Do not expose yourself as a tourist; we are here for political motives.
16 inches), including the handle, pockets and wheels.
Preparing for Your Trip: Before You VisasU.S. and Canada passport holders visiting
South African Air al ows 2 checked bags not
the Republic of South Africa for ninety
exceeding 45 lbs, and one carry-on not exceeding
(90) days or less for tourism / business purposes do not need visas.
Non-US or Canada passport holders and nationals
of other countries must check the list o to see if they need to apply for
Baggage fees for international flights are
visas. If the names of their countries are not listed, it
very expensive for extra bags (up to $160
means they need to apply for visas. There are also
each) so pack light! You will be
countries that are visa exempt if applicant is
responsible for carrying your own bags,
traveling to South Africa for a period of 30 days or
and for any baggage fees that apply, so don’t over-pack!
For delegates who are accredited: please bring
NOTE: you must have at least 2 empty
slightly more formal attire for the times when you
visa pages in your passport. You will not
are inside the conference. You don’t need to go al -
be allowed on your flight if you don’t
out—ties are not necessary—but nicer than casual.
have 2 empty visa pages (the “endorsement”
Regardless of whether you are accredited or not,
pages at the back of the passport don’t count). If
you know GGJ likes to party! So please bring at
you do not have 2 empty visa pages, you wil need to
least one nice outfit for going out.
get additional pages for your passport.

About Social Movement Spaces in DurbanVaccinations
Folks organizing the People’s Space have compiled a
South Africa requires Yellow Fever vaccinations for
website of useful information and maps (which is
al travelers who transit through the fol owing
stil growing) to guide you through navigating the
countries: Sao Tomé and Principe, Somalia, Tanzania,
and Zambia. If you are not traveling through these countries, there are no required vaccinations.
site. Check them both out before you go to start
There is a low level of risk for Malaria in the
getting familiar with the area and the events being
northeastern KwaZulu-Natal Province. Durban is
farther south than the risk area, so the risk in Durban is very low. Nonetheless, please bring Transportationmosquito repellant since Malaria is From the airportmosquito-borne.*note - if you arrive when stores are still open, be sure to change money and buy an adaptor and SIM card if you Packing and Baggage Feesneed these before you leave the airportTOWELS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED at the dorms: be sure to pack your own GGJ SHUTTLEGGJ delegates arriving between Nov 28-
GGJ delegates wil most likely be traveling on British
Dec 3 will get picked up at the airport.
Airways or South African Airways. Be sure to give
Go to the baggage claim area and look for someone
yourself enough time—arrive at the airport 2 hours
before your flight on the way to South Africa, and 3 hours ahead on the way back.IEN delegates and GGJ staff arriving early (before Nov 28) should get a cab or share
British Airways al ows 2 free checked bags weighing
a shuttle to the residence. GGJ staff wil give
up to 23kg and 90cm x 75cm x 43cm (35.5 x 29.5 x
you the address for where you are staying.
From Nov 28th to December 10th GGJ and IEN
Here is one recommended shuttle
delegates wil be staying in single dorm rooms at the
service:
Howard Col ege Campus of University of KwaZulu
King Shaka Airport Shuttle Services
Natal in the Berea area. The Howard Col ege
(Private Shuttle)
Campus is located on Mazizi Kunene Road (formerly
Cost: R280 ($35) to Berea neighborhood. (1-4
South Ridge Road). Bedding linens wil be provided,
including sheet, pil ow, pil owcase and a blanket, and
You need to book ahead for these
wil be cleaned once a week. TOWELS WILL shuttles. You can book online here: NOT BE PROVIDED, you must bring your own towel.
bathrooms, separated by men and women. Some of
the residences wil also be segregated by gender, with male and female dorm rooms on different floor
Local ground transportation
GGJ wil be arranging transportation while in
There is organized security for the dorms.
Durban. We wil provide transport to relevant sites—once in the am and once in the pm. If you miss
We wil be hosted by the University’s Centre for
the designated times for group pick up, you are
responsible for your own transportation.
Phone: from the US—27-31-260-3195… From within South Africa—031-260-3195
The university wil be hosting most of the social
Email contact for accommodations: Philisa Zibi—
movement activities, therefore you wil be within
walking distance from the residence. The municipality wil provide accessible transportation
Meals in Durban
GGJ wil not provide any meals. You should account for $25 per day for breakfast, lunch, snack and
Metered taxis are common, safe and relatively
dinner. If you like to drink and/or smoke, please add
inexpensive. Registered metered taxis are clearly
marked with an official eThekwini Transport
There wil be vendors on UKZN campus providing
some South African foods—curry, beans, burgers, hot dogs, prepared meals, vegetarian meals etc.
The People Mover bus system links the inner city with the beachfront. It is a special needs friendly,
high frequency service, with air-conditioned buses
Free wi-fi wil be available in the dorms.
You can also pay for wi-fi—the most widespread wi-
fi access is through a pre-paid service cal ed
accommodation nodes (especial y to the south) with
AlwaysOn. Visit their website for hotspots in
the City. Durban station is a short walk from the
ICC. The People Mover bus links rail stations with
For mobile wi-fi you can buy a prepaid cell phone
starter pack (less than R10) and access the Internet
TOWELS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED, you
with GPRS or 3G. General y R2 per MB for out of
must bring your own towel.
bundle data from most providers (50c for Virgin
IEN delegates and GGJ staff arriving before Nov 28th
Mobile), but it becomes a lot cheaper if you buy a
wil be staying at a residency, and then wil move to
data bundle. Vodacom prices range from 38c per MB
the dorms at the University of KwaZulu Natal (see
on a 500MB bundle to 19c per MB on a 1GB
bundle. MTN prices range between R1 per MB on a 10MB to 39c per MB on a 1GB bundle. Mobile data connections are always charged per MB as opposed
to per second (as is popular on many European
Xitsonga. English is spoken widely. Road signs and
Cell PhonesCurrency
For those who would want to get phone access and
The official currency of South Africa is the South
have mobile phones in which you can put SIM cards,
African Rand (ZAR), which is divided into 100
the best approach is to go to one of the operators
cents. The conversion rate fluctuates and is assessed
inside the airport (turn left as you come out of
daily. But you can expect the buying and selling rate
either the international or domestic arrivals: it
to be around $7.87 ZAR for every $1 USD.
doesn't real y matter which - MTN, Cell-C, Vodacom). You can buy a SIM card (they are around
We recommend you exchange or
$1) and buy pay-as-you-go airtime - you just have to
withdraw the money you will need for
give the address where you're staying and provide
your trip at the airport—they give you the cheapest rate possible, there’s no black market, and we may not be able to change money during the rest of the trip. If you want to take money out of ATM’s, About South Africathere are ATM’s everywhere. Be sure to Climate and Geographyalert your bank that you will be traveling
Durban is the third largest city in South Africa, and
to South Africa so that you are able to
is in the eThekwini district or municipality of the
make international withdrawals without
KwaZulu-Natal province on the eastern shore. It is a
any problems.
mild subtropical climate, and is general y hot and humid with occasional thunderstorms in the
Rand bil s (or notes) are issued in R10, R20, R50,
R100 and R200, though many places don’t accept
temperature is 70 degrees. Weather wil be warm
R200 bil s. Rand coins are issued in one, two, five,
and may be rainy. You should expect that the
10, 20 and 50 cents, and R1, R2 and R5. It is
weather would be around 75-80 degrees in the day
recommended to carry smal bil s because many
and around 65-70 degrees at night during the time
vendors to not carry change. Do not accept a torn
of our stay. We recommend bringing a light jacket or
or damaged bil . Currency that is damaged in any
sweater. Bring mosquito repellant, sunscreen and
way wil not be accepted by any merchant, money
rain gear; even with the rain there has been sunny
exchange or bank. If somebody offers you a
days in between so there is a high probability of
getting sunburned. And the beaches are lovely!
For more information on the weather visit the
Tipping at around 10% of the bil is the norm.
Bank hours are from 9am to 3:30pm on weekdays
Tap water is drinkable in South Africa’s urban areas.
and from 8:30am to 11am on Saturdays. Most banks
You can also purchase bottled water but we
have cash dispensing machines accepting Visa,
encourage you to bring your own water bottle or
ElectricityLanguage
The power supply in South Africa is 220vAC, 50Hz.
South Africa has 11 official languages including
Electrical sockets are rounded and three pronged.
English, Afrikaans, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu,
You wil need an adaptor plug and if you don’t have
Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Siswati, Tshivenda and
one yet you should buy one at the airport - there
are very few places outside the airport that sell
Please note: the GGJ staff will have cell phones, those numbers will be provided when you arrive in Durban.Time ZoneSouth Africa is on South Africa Standard EmergenciesTime (SAST) or UTC/GMT + 2 hours. During
In case of any emergencies there are public safety
our trip, SAST wil be 7 hours ahead of Eastern
services like police officers, the fire department as
Standard Time, 8 hours ahead of Central Standard
well as various public and private hospitals. If an
Time, 9 hours ahead of Mountain Standard Time and
emergency does happen to occur please get in
10 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time.
touch with Cindy or Jen immediately.General SafetyImportant Numbers for the City of
Most places in the world have incidents crimes of
survival, and tourists or people easily identified as
General Enquiries: 031 311 1111
not being from the area become easy targets. Here
Fire Department & Metro Police: 031 361
are some common sense tips from our S. African
comrades: Be safe and alert. South Africa is a high
Water and Traffic Hotline: 080 131 3013
crime country, and has high levels of violent crime.
All Emergencies: 122
Avoid walking alone, particularly at night. Keep your wal et/purse hidden, not in back pockets, etc. Use
For more information please visit the fol owing
metre-taxi's at night unless in areas where city is
providing COP17-related transport. DO NOT
EVER get into cars with people you don't know, even if people seem very friendly or there are
US Consulate, Durban
Old Mutual Building, 303 Dr. Pixley KaSeme Street (also known as West St), Durban 4001
Once we arrive, we wil create a buddy system
Tel: (27 31) 305-7600; Fax: (27 31) 305-7691;
among delegates. We wil stay together in groups as
much as possible, and GGJ delegates should know
All Services: Mon-Fri: 08:30-12:30; 14:00-16:30
where you are at al times. We wil go over security
After Hours Emergency Assistance: (031) 305-7600
at the dorms once we arrive, but as a rule do not
bring anyone new that you meet back to the dorms.Dialing Phone NumbersTo make international cal s from Durban or from anywhere in South Africa to the US, you need to dial: 001+ area code + seven digit phone number.
To cal South Africa from the US you need to dial 011-27 + area code (code for Durban is 31) + seven digit number
For international operator assistance dial 0900/0903. For the national directory dial 1023.
Check the fol owing website for more information on cal ing codes:

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